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Mythic's Mark Jacobs leaves EA
massively.com - 6/25/2009
Mythic's Mark Jacobs leaves EA
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Mark Jacobs , the former General Manager of Mythic Entertainment and Lead Designer of Warhammer Online , has left EA on 23rd June, the company announced today. This comes as part of restructuring plans within EA which includes both Mythic and BioWare and have culminated in the formation of a ...
Mythic employees shocked at Mark Jacobs' departure
massively.com - 6/24/2009
Mythic employees shocked at Mark Jacobs' departure
— massively.com — Mythic employees were surprised by their boss' departure, sources told me today. I spoke with a former... employee, who asked to remain anonymous, about what they and their old co-workers thought regarding today's announcement that Mark Jacobs, ... (more) Mythic employees shocked at Mark Jacobs' departure

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brokentoys.org - 6/25/2009
Outsized Personalities
— brokentoys.org — So now that I’m home and can look up from wikis and playtests, some reflection on part... of today’s news. It’s probably no secret that Mark Jacobs and I have had our differences in the past – in particular, after some of my ... (more) Outsized Personalities

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EA Combines Mythic And BioWare Into A Giant RPG Robot [Ea]
kotaku.com - 6/24/2009
EA Combines Mythic And BioWare Into A Giant RPG Robot [Ea]
— kotaku.com — EA is merging their two top roleplaying game developers, BioWare and Mythic, into one massive RPG group,... with BioWare's co-founder Ray Muzyka taking the lead and Mythic's Mark Jacobs taking a powder.... (more) EA Combines Mythic And BioWare Into A Giant RPG Robot [Ea]

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MMOG Nation:  Good Luck To Mark Jacobs, Mythic

The Ancient Gaming Noob:  Shut Up We’re Talking #50

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Good Luck To Mark Jacobs, Mythic
MMOG Nation — It seems likely that if you have this feed in your reader, you are already aware of Mark Jacobs’ departure from Mythic Entertainment this week. His departure marks ...

Shut Up We’re Talking #50
The Ancient Gaming Noob — ... Changing of the Guard at Mythic – We talk about the departure of Mark Jacobs from Mythic and EA as well as ...

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The Sky IS Falling: Mythic and Bioware Merged By EA
hgamer.blogspot.com 6/25/2009 — Big news today, Mark Jacobs is leaving Mythic as EA merges Mythic with Bioware . Today we have important news to share with the community. EA is restructuring its RPG and MMO games development into a new group that includes both Mythic and BioWare. ...
Mark Jacobs on his departure from Mythic and EA — Massively
We've had comments and opinions flying in from all over the internet regarding Mark Jacobs' departure from Mythic and EA , but finally we get to hear from the man himself, in a new post with the heading "All Things Must Come to an End" on his personal blog . Much of this post is devoted to ...
More reactions to BioWAAAGH! — Massively
We've been keeping our eyes on various blogs and forums discussing yesterday's big news that Mythic and BioWare are being restructured under EA 's new MMO/RPG gaming division and that Mark Jacobs is no longer working for EA. Here's a summary of what we've found so far. Many people are under the ...
The Mythic/BioWare Merger and What it Means for WAR — Ardwulf's Lair
I’d like to be upbeat and say that this new arrangement is good for Mythic. It’s not, although it could easily be worse. I say that because, while the two divisions are “merging” in some sense, Marc Jacobs is getting the shoe and Rob Denton will become the new head at ...
Daily Blogroll 6/25 — A Valiant Effort edition — West Karana
Hey, didja hear the news? Mark Jacobs is leaving Mythic and Mythic is being merged into Bioware! Jacobs was the public face of Mythic for so long, I can’t think of one without the other, and I can’t think of an upside to his leaving for the game I once loved, Dark Age of ...
Mythic + BioWare restructuring — NecroRogIcon
EA has reorganized Mythic and BioWare and kinda / sorta / maybe merged them. In name at least, they’ll remain separate but basically the gist of it is that the two docs at BioWare are in charge and Mark Jacobs gets flicked off the gameboard. If you want the more complete description + ...
How the story ends — The Cesspit. - Home of the fool (on a hill)
I don't write about mmorpg anymore if it's not about leftovers. I guess I'll comment this. Seen on Rock-Paper-Shotgun: EA will merge Mythic and Bioware to create a new MMO and RPG division. The new division will apparently be headed by BioWare boss Ray Muzyka, while BioWare’s other ...
Mark Jacobs has left the Building — Words of Replicant Jesus
I am not sure what to make of this EA Mythic + Bioware merger today. I am excited because I think the merge could mean some experienced talent on the Old Republic MMO but I am not sure what this means for WAR, EA Mythic’s MMO title. On the one hand I think losing Mark Jacobs will be a ...
Answers — Nerf the Cat
Well, I’ve been asking for a while where Mark Jacobs has got to. Thanks to the Warhammer Herald and Wall of Text we now know: “ Mark Jacobs , current General Manager of Mythic will leave EA on June 23, 2009. We thank Mark for his contributions at Mythic and wish him the very best ...
Mythic and BioWare Form New RPG/MMO Group — Online Gaming Radio
Today we have important news to share with the community. EA is restructuring its RPG and MMO games development into a new group that includes both Mythic and BioWare. This newly formed team will be led by Ray Muzyka, co-founder and General Manager of BioWare. With this change, Ray becomes ...